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On This Day - Dec 1 1964: The destroyer of Irish World Cup dreams, Salvatore 'Toto' Schillaci, is born, aaaaggghhhh... the searing pain of a sizzling summer in 1990

1990 World Cup quarter-final: Republic of Ireland keeper Packie Bonner saves while Italy's Salvatore Schillaci, the man who broke Irish hearts in this match, waits ready to pounce in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. There were 73,303 in the stadium that evening, around 15,000 of them passionate Irish supporters<br />&nbsp;
1990 World Cup quarter-final: Republic of Ireland keeper Packie Bonner saves while Italy's Salvatore Schillaci, the man who broke Irish hearts in this match, waits ready to pounce in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. There were 73,303 in the stadium that eveni 1990 World Cup quarter-final: Republic of Ireland keeper Packie Bonner saves while Italy's Salvatore Schillaci, the man who broke Irish hearts in this match, waits ready to pounce in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. There were 73,303 in the stadium that evening, around 15,000 of them passionate Irish supporters
 

ON THIS DAY

1940: Former England captain Mike Denness was born. He was the fifth player to represent England to be born in Scotland but remains the only Scottish-born England captain. Denness played 28 Tests from 1969 to 1975, making four hundreds and seven half-centuries. He died on April 19, 2013.

1973: Jack Nicklaus became the first golfer to win two million US dollars in prize money on the US PGA Tour. Nicklaus later became the first player to win three, four and five million.

1985: The Medway Bears beat the Richmond Raiders 48-1, a record score in the British Ice Hockey League. Canadian Ken McNaught scored a record 25 points in the Second Division match.

1991: The French Davis Cup team, captained by Yannick Noah, beat the USA 3-1 to win the final in Lyon and lift the cup for the first time since 1932. The achievement was marked by a reception in their honour hosted by President Francois Mitterand at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

1999: Darlington, losers in the second round of the FA Cup, were allowed a wild card entry into the third round because of Manchester United's withdrawal to play in the World Club Championships, but they went out to Aston Villa in January.

2012: England clinched a sensational 38-21 victory over world champions New Zealand, who suffered their first defeat in 21 matches, at Twickenham.

BIRTHDAYS

Lee Trevino (golf) - Won the Open in 1971 and 1972 as well as the US Open twice, born 1939.

Sarfraz Nawaz (cricket) - Former Pakistan and Northamptonshire paceman, born 1948.

Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan with new manager Neil Warnock during a press conference at Selhurst Park, London on Thursday October 11 2007&nbsp;
Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan with new manager Neil Warnock during a press conference at Selhurst Park, London on Thursday October 11 2007  Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan with new manager Neil Warnock during a press conference at Selhurst Park, London on Thursday October 11 2007 

Neil Warnock (soccer) - Former Sheffield United, Leeds and Crystal Palace manager, currently at Cardiff, born 1948.

Kenny Milne (rugby union) - Former Scotland hooker, born 1961.

Arjuna Ranatunga (cricket) - Captain of Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup-winning team, born 1963

Salvatore 'Toto' Schillaci (football) - Former Italy striker who won the 1990 World Cup Golden Boot, born 1964.

Costinha (football) - Champions League winner with Porto, born 1974.

Mohammad Kaif (cricket) - Former India middle-order batsman, born 1980.

James Wilson (soccer) - Manchester United forward currently on loan at Derby, born 1995.

SPORT ON TV

Thursday, December 1

SOCCER: Championship, QPR v Wolves - Sky Sports 1 1930.

Mark Allen (left) and Kyren Wilson&nbsp;
Mark Allen (left) and Kyren Wilson  Mark Allen (left) and Kyren Wilson 

SNOOKER: UK Championship - Eurosport 1 1300 and 1845, BBC Two England and Eurosport 2 1300 and 1900.

GOLF: European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Championship - Sky Sports 4 0830 and 1230; PGA Tour, Hero World Challenge - Sky Sports 4 1830.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Minnesota Vikings v Dallas Cowboys - Sky Sports 1 0130 (Fri).

BASKETBALL: NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers v Los Angeles Clippers - BT Sport 1 0100 (Fri).

Friday, December 2

SOCCER: FA Cup, Macclesfield v Oxford - BBC Two England, BBC Two Northern Ireland, BBC Two Scotland 1930 and eir Sport 1 1945; Championship, Nottingham Forest v Newcastle - Sky Sports 1 1900; Scottish Championship - BT Sport 2 1930; Bundesliga, Mainz v Bayern Munich - BT Sport/ESPN 1930; A-League, Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory - BT Sport 1 0845.

RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Sale v Exeter - BT Sport 1 1900; Guinness PRO12, Ospreys v Edinburgh - BBC Two Wales 1930; HSBC Sevens World Series, Dubai Sevens - Sky Sports 2 0600.

SNOOKER: UK Championship - BBC Two England, Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 1300, Eurosport 1 1845 and Eurosport 2 1900.

GOLF: European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Championship - Sky Sports 4 0830 and 1230; PGA Tour, Hero World Challenge - Sky Sports 4 1830.

BASKETBALL: NBA, Chicago Bulls v Cleveland Cavaliers - BT Sport 1 0100 (Sat).

CRICKET: Ram Slam T20 Challenge, Knights v Highveld Lions - Sky Sports 3 1600.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1. Which Armagh GAA star is recently reported to be making a return for his county in 2017?

2. What is Exeter's nickname?

<span style="font-family: Quicksand-Regular, &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tyrone manager Mickey Harte&nbsp;</span>
Tyrone manager Mickey Harte  Tyrone manager Mickey Harte 

3. In which year did Tyrone manager Mickey Harte play in an Ulster final with the Red Hands?

4. Which country did Eddie Jones coach before England?

5. At which club did Gareth Southgate start his career at?

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Jamie Clarke; 2 Grecians; 3 1980; 4 Japan; 5 Crystal Palace.

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